@supersleuth said:
… in relation to the absent owner & their proxy….does it have to be another owner or can it be anyone?
Does who have to be another owner? For what?
A non-owner can be an owner’s proxy at an AGM provided they are named on the appropriate form (and aren’t precluded for other reasons).
A non-owner can also be nominated for and elected to the committee, whether or not they are a proxy holder.
I don’t think a non-owner proxy holder can nominate anyone for election to the committee.
However, any owner can nominate someone in writing at any point after the meeting is called and before the election is held so a non-owner proxy could carry the owner’s written nomination with them to the meeting